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Articles tagged “reviews”

Online Travel

Yelp introduces menus and food porn to its website and mobile app

The added functionality is better than making users click through to restaurants’ own websites and adds another layer of community to Yelp who will rely on users for photos of menu items.

Online Travel

TripAdvisor has become really popular in Singapore this year

The number of users is growing throughout Asia-Pacific and the region now accounts for a sixth of the site’s unique visits each month.

Media and PR

Google restaurant and hotel user review numbers don’t add up

C'mon Google: You shouldn't be using fuzzy math when boasting about your user-review numbers. You are better than that.

Media and PR

TripAdvisor CEO reviews Google’s purchase of Frommer’s: “It is puzzling”

With the purchase of Frommer's and Zagat, and a push to elicit reviews from Google users, Google's travel strategy is multifaceted, although TripAdvisor's Stephen Kaufer chooses to focus on just the guidebook aspect for now.

Online Travel

Traditional travel agencies risk being outdated by not embracing online reviews

Some old-school operators like Thomas Cook who still publish their reviews primarily on paper could be missing out on business from a younger generation who use web-based reviews for travel decisions.

Online Travel

TripAdvisor won’t remove review despite hotel’s Olympic security concerns

The hotel is being overly defensive about mentions of its Ministry of Defence guests, and TripAdvisor is correct in not censoring the review-writer. After all, according to the article, the hotel has written openly in the past about special rates for ministry employees so it's no secret.